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In the latest from StudentNation, @zachclifton5_ reports: In Martin County, KY, 91% of voters backed Trump in 2024. But after the longest government shutdown in history slashed SNAP benefits for the 23% of residents who rely on them, the mood is shifting. https://t.co/vAAEC2QodZ
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In Martin County, the government shutdown and attacks on food stamps have exposed Donald Trump’s empty promises. To many, that makes him just another politician.
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For The Nation: "Regardless of who Martin County has supported for president, life doesn’t seem to be getting any easier, voters said. It doesn’t feel like anyone is listening. 'No one cares to talk to us' ... 'They just like to point the finger at the downtrodden hillbillies.'"
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Ella Curlin for StudentNation: After a student complained to a senator, Indiana University pulled lecturer Jessica Adams from class for showing a graphic on white supremacy. Students say the investigation lacked transparency and violated academic freedom. https://t.co/XYl7wGG7cM
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Jessica Adams was barred from teaching a course on social justice for six weeks after showing a graphic that listed MAGA and Columbus Day as forms of “covert white supremacy.”
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In the middle of Trump’s crackdown on higher ed, The Stanford Daily is leading a major First Amendment suit targeting federal laws that chill political speech by international students. Rani Chor reports for StudentNation: https://t.co/68G7lmI3jF
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Amid the administration’s war on higher education, The Stanford Daily’s lawsuit targets federal statutes that allow deportation and visa revocation based on political speech.
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In Ezra Graham's latest for StudentNation: Colstrip, Montana, secures a temporary lifeline as the Trump administration prioritizes coal over renewables. But the industry's future remains uncertain as markets continue to favor cheaper energy alternatives. https://t.co/Xi5C1NtgK5
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Through executive orders, Congress, and a loyalist cabinet, the Trump administration has delivered big for enclaves of coal country like Colstrip, Montana. But how long can it last?
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The latest from StudentNation: Charlie Bloomer on activists in Oregon recognizing the need to reinforce marriage equality and how they continue to fight for it. https://t.co/tdMUqeJqbN
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After the state’s ban on gay marriage was lifted in 2014, advocates took a breath. But more than a decade later, with Obergefell now at risk, there's more work to be done.
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What should New Yorkers vote for this November? Nikole Rajgor reports for StudentNation: Half of the city’s ballot proposals promise to address the housing crisis, but organizers and officials can’t agree if they’ll actually make homes more affordable. https://t.co/UAbeKuTKxq
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While half of the proposals on this year’s ballot deal with housing, elected officials and organizers in New York City are divided on their effectiveness.
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In StudentNation's latest, Nick Perkins writes: Jon Tester ran as the authentic Montana populist...and lost. Democrats just keep learning the wrong lessons. https://t.co/JDxIBuDNdZ
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As an intern for Jon Tester’s campaign, I saw a disconnect between our claim to authentic Montanan populism and the reality on the ground. In 2025, we need something different.
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Ella Curlin reports for StudentNation: Indiana University axed the print edition of the Indiana Daily Student, just hours after firing its adviser. Admins had told him to stop IDS reporters from printing news in their newspapers. https://t.co/TNyQffgHw3
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If the administration can censor the Indiana Daily Student—one of the most acclaimed student publications in the nation—then student journalism everywhere is at risk.
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Rani Chor reports for StudentNation from Cambodia, where Trump’s funding cuts have gutted independent media. As a result, forced evictions, border clashes, and corruption go unreported. https://t.co/VzSCuzBMDF
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The Thai-Cambodian border conflict is just one of the many stories going underreported in the country as Trump’s funding cuts leave citizens and journalists scrambling.
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StudentNation dispatch: From Alaska to Alabama, student reporters captured how millions across America took to the streets for their local “No Kings” protests in defense of democracy. https://t.co/ahsATAHSOF
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We asked six student writers—in Indiana, Alaska, Alabama, and more—to report on the demonstrations in their area.
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In StudentNation's latest, @gabepllevin reports: After months of investigations, disciplinary proceedings against Dr. Eric Cheyfitz end in exchange for his retirement. But that doesn't mean he'll stop speaking up for Palestine. https://t.co/mxjnWn7TQt
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After around 160 faculty members signed a resolution condemning the university, Cornell closed a disciplinary case against Dr. Eric Cheyfitz on the condition that he retires.
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Mustafa Tafesh and Ashraf Murad, members of the Palestine National Baseball Team, are just two of 800 athletes who have been killed during Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Read about their stories through the memory of @PalFedBaseball in my piece @thenation
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Mustafa Tafesh and Ashraf Murad, members of the Palestine National Baseball Team, are just two of 800 athletes who have been killed during Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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Zoya Alam reports for @thenation: UCLA fired Professor Eric Martin after he tried to shield students from police violence at the Gaza encampments, invoking “True Bruin Values” to justify it. A year later, new policies restrict dissent across campus. https://t.co/zWV7Hj9cwm
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More than a year after the Gaza encampments, the university’s newly enforced “time, place, and manner” restrictions have spread to any sort of contentious content on campus.
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Applications for the Winter/Spring 2026 internship session of The Nation’s Victor S. Navasky internship program are now open! Information on the program and application process can be found below: https://t.co/XZ2gbmk7NO
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Victor S. Navasky Internship Program The Victor S. Navasky Internship is named for former editor, publisher, and publisher emeritus Victor S. Navasky, who founded the program in 1978, and for whom it...
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Julie Huynh for StudentNation: BU’s TerrierGPT tackles class inequality in higher ed by ensuring students don't need pay-to-use AI. Now, as researchers begin linking AI reliance to cognitive consequences, students face institutional pressure to rely on AI. https://t.co/0Nb7eigUCG
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With platforms like Boston University’s “TerrierGPT,” the pressure for students to use AI is coming from colleges themselves, even as researchers warn of long-term consequences.
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New in @thenation: Amara McEvoy reports on New Ways Ministry, a group of queer Catholics and allies reclaiming the church from within. At a time of rising anti-LGBTQ+ politics, they offer religion not as judgment but as sanctuary. https://t.co/ubc72BsaZp
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At a time when our politics is openly hostile to LGBTQ+ rights, communities like New Ways Ministries are offering a vision of religion not as judgment but as sanctuary.
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In our latest StudentNation article, Zoya Alam reports that U.S. News college rankings reward wealth and prestige over accessibility, affordability, and public service. https://t.co/NHZl3cbHKe
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The annual list from U.S. News and World Report is helpful for affluent families and those with the resources to compete for a spot at elite universities. What about everyone else?
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New from @gabepllevin's for @thenation: Cornell canceled two classes by Professor Eric Cheyfitz after an Israeli student’s complaint. Despite Cornell’s Faculty Senate finding no evidence, admins pressed on in a wider crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech. https://t.co/T0w29hdyMs
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Dr. Eric Cheyfitz, who has taught at Cornell for more than two decades, claims the university is attempting to silence him as part of a broader crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism.
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In the latest StudentNation piece, Heather Chen reports: Once led by school strikers, the climate movement now looks older and broader. At NYC’s “Make Billionaires Pay” march, young activists were hard to find and fossil fuels were only one demand. https://t.co/O5v4bkqkTn
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The “Make Billionaires Pay” march might hint at where the climate movement is headed—away from fossil fuel divestment and toward broader resistance, with fewer young people.
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